Ontario Centres for Excellence – Talent Initiatives To foster training, Ontario graduate students in science, technology or engineering or post-doctoral fellows may enrol in the VAP certificate program. The purpose is to develop essential entrepreneurship and business skills to extend their technical expertise. VAP courses are delivered by business school faculty across Ontario as one and…
The ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative is a new program and in the Budget 2011, the Next Phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, they received $97 million for a thorough suite of R&D and demostrating projects. The focus of the program is to encourage the production of technology that uses energy in a more clean and efficient…
Don’t miss the Global Leadership Summit being held today and tomorrow. If you are near the region of Cambridge, Ontario, there is a simulcast of this event for visitors to attend. Notable speakers include Seth Godin, founder of Squidoo, Henry Cloud, bestselling author, and Len Schlesinger, President of Babson College and Harvard Professor. When: September…
Announced by the Government of Canada, the International Science and Technology Partnership Program (ISTPP) is a five-year, $20-million program promoting and encouraging international collaborative research. By supporting research projects within the science and technology field, the ISTPP will build strong Canadian relationships with Israel, India, China and Brazil. Science and technology networking will foster new…
Ontario Centres of Excellence has designed a program called Market Readiness to support the development of commercial applications for technology manufactured within Ontario’s universities, colleges and research hospitals. The primary objects is to advance technology for the next stage of commercialization – the transfer to an existing company, or the creation of a new enterprise….
The Ontario Innovation Tax Credit program is a program for corporations that make payments on scientific research and experimental development in Ontario. This program is a 10% refundable tax credit and is available to public and private corporations. The maximum funding for this credit is $300,000 annually. Businesses Eligible for this Tax Incentive Your corporation…
The Ontario Tax Exemption for Commercialization program supports innovation in Ontario’s economoy by promoting intellectual property developed by eligible Canadian universities and colleges. The OTEC program applies to new corporations and offers an exemption from Ontario’s corporate income tax and corporate minimum tax for the first ten taxation years of the corporation applicant. Therefore, this…
This program is a branch off the main fund that was launched by the Ontario government called the Next Generation of Jobs Fund (NGOJF) which is a five-year program aimed at developing new technologies and services for international markets. This specific stream, Jobs and Investment Program, focuses on supporting business expansion or retention and attracting…
Formally known as Industrial Cooperation Program (CIDA-INC), the Investment Cooperation Program was launched in 2010 when it transferred to Foreign Affairs and International Trade. This program’s enabled companies to carry out responsible, developmentally beneficial, private sector engagement in developing countries resulting in stable economic growth and a decrease in poverty. The way the program works…
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario, Sept. 12, 2011 — Financing for small businesses is always of critical importance. On average, 17 percent of all Canadian entrepreneurs indicate “obtain financing” as an obstacle to growth. Although most business owners (i.e. 68%) receive financing through banking institutions, Canadian government funding and grants are increasing their penetration in Southern Ontario since the formation of…